THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT Mary’s IT ACCURATELY VOLUME 47, ISSUE 125 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Police arrest SMC employee Sexual Saint Mary’s fires maintenance worker for voyeurism, supports students A report from WNDU identified superiors and admitted to the al- apologized for the incident and battery By KELLY KONYA and HALEIGH EHMSEN 73-year-old David Summerfield legation, she said. praised the employee who came Saint Mary’s Editor and as the employee. Within two hours of the initial forward with the initial report. Associate Saint Mary’s Editor report, he was suspended with- “The safety, privacy and securi- reported out pay and escorted off campus. ty of our students are our primary “Home feels a little less like Since then, his employment has concerns,” Mooney said. “This Observer Staff Report home today,” junior Tess Siver been terminated, O’Brien said. type of behavior is repugnant, said Tuesday after the report of employee ary’s On Monday evening, College and Saint Mary’s College will not Notre Dame Security Police M voyeuristic privacy violation on officials notified the St. Joseph tolerate it. (NDSP) is investigating a report aint the Saint Mary’s campus. S County Special Victims Unit, who “As soon as this was reported of sexual battery committed A maintenance employee of the began an immediate police inves- to us, we acted swiftly to remove against a female student out- former College was terminated from his Summerfield David tigation, O’Brien said. The investi- the person from campus. We have side the south end of LaFortune position Tuesday after a co-worker Director of media relations gation led to Summerfield’s arrest taken measures that prevent any- Student Center just before 5 reported suspicious behavior in a Gwen O’Brien said the initial re- Tuesday morning for voyeurism. one else from being able to spy a.m. Tuesday morning, accord- bathroom on the fourth floor of Le port noted that the employee Mooney notified students,into restrooms. In addition, we are ing to an email sent to students Mans Hall Monday afternoon, ac- may have observed students in parents, faculty and staff of the evaluating all space on campus to the same morning. cording to an email from College the bathroom. After the report, he situation in an email sent Tuesday President Carol Ann Mooney. was immediately confronted by afternoon. In the email, Mooney see INCIDENT PAGE 3 see REPORT PAGE 4 Panel discussion reviews HHS mandate By CATHERINE OWERS Life Jeanette Burdell and Notre means is that the status quo is News Writer Dame Right to Life president that a three-judge panel of the Erin Stoyell-Mulholland. Carter Seventh Circuit denied our ap- On Tuesday evening, panel- Snead, professor of law and di- peal of a lower court’s denial ists discussed the ramifications rector of the Center for Ethics of a preliminary injunction, so of the Department of Health and and Culture, moderated the that the mandate would apply Human Services (HHS) mandate discussion. to Notre Dame, and in fact Notre in a discussion titled “After the The University is currently pe- Dame is complying with the re- Mandate: The Consequences of titioning the entire United States quirements of the mandate. Compliance.” Court of Appeals for the Seventh “I should say its compliance is Panelists included Notre Dame Circuit for a rehearing of its law- surely with an asterisk. The doc- professor of law Gerard V. Bradley, suit against the mandate, Bradley ument Notre Dame is required program director of Notre said. to file in order to comply with the Dame’s University Life Initiatives “That’s certainly a plausible, mandate, indicates in a notation CHELSEA WILLIAMS | The Observer Jessica Keating, program direc- understandable tactical move Panelists educate the audience on Notre Dame’s current petition to tor at St. Joseph County Right to at this point,” he said. “What it see MANDATE PAGE 4 the entire United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Dean’s Fellows Campus-wide Stations host sports panel provide Lenten reflection By JACK ROONEY according to the College of Arts By CAROLYN HUTYRA participating in the Stations all help provide music along Associate News Editor and Letters website. News Writer of the Cross in their home par- with the Folk Choir,” she said. The panelists are Scott ishes, this is a unique way to “Typically groups of students In the midst of a growing Bearby, General Counsel for In a public display of devotion, celebrate the holiest week of the from many halls, led by the hall debate over the labor rights the NCAA (Notre Dame class of students and faculty traversed Church year,” she said. liturgical or spiritual commis- of college athletes, the Dean’s 1988), Patrick Eilers, a member campus last night to participate According to Barrett, the event sioners, take on the responsibil- Fellows of the College of Arts of the 1988 national champion- in the annual campus-wide began 20 years ago through ity of ‘sponsoring’ the various and Letters will present the ship Notre Dame football team, Stations of the Cross. the efforts of Notre Dame Folk stops along the way — so they panel discussion “For the Love Melinda Henneberger, a jour- Assistant director of under- Choir director Steve Warner and find the readers and cross-bear- of the Game? Big Time Sports nalist for the National Catholic graduate ministry Kate Barrett Fr. Tom McDermott. ers for each station.” at Big Time Universities” on Reporter and the Washington said if students have not previ- In recent years, Barrett said Reflections for the event are Wednesday evening in the Post (Notre Dame class of 1980) ously participated in Stations as most of the planning starts in written by Holy Cross priests Leighton Concert Hall of the and Murray Sperber, author part of their Lenten experience, the winter and involves getting Kevin Grove and Drew Gawrych, DeBartolo Performing Arts of “Shake Down the Thunder: the event provides the opportu- as many people as possible in- Barrett said. Center. The Creation of Notre Dame nity to see “one of the oldest and volved as readers, cross-bearers “[The reflections] are beautiful The panel, which begins at 7 Football.” most treasured ways that we as and musicians. and give us a great connection to p.m., will focus on the relation- Senior, student body a Church throughout the world “The Glee Club, the Chorale the spirituality of our founding ship between academics and enter into Jesus’ passion.” and groups of trumpet play- athletics in a university setting, see PANEL PAGE 5 “Even if they have grown up ers from the Notre Dame Band see STATIONS PAGE 5 NEWS PAGE 3 VIEWPOINT PAGE 6 SCENE PAGE 8 MEN’S LACROSSE PAGE 16 WOMEN’S LACROSSE PAGE 16 2 THE OBSERVER | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM TODAY Have a question you want answered? QUESTION OF THE DAY: Email [email protected] ndsmcobserver.com Should snow in April be a thing? Yes or no? P.O. 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